ATEX Resources stock rises on Valeriano resource update
ATEX Resources (TSXV: ATX) saw a significant boost in its share price Tuesday after it issued an updated resource estimate for the Valeriano project located in Chile’s Atacama region. The…
Copper
Lundin secures environmental permit to extend Candelaria mine life
Canada’s Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) can proceed with a plan to extend the productive life of its Candelaria copper mine in Chile after local authorities approved a revised environmental impact assessment…
Hudbay’s ‘enhanced’ Copper World prefeasibility gets mixed reviews
Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) updated prefeasibility study for the first phase of its Copper World project in Arizona has improved its economics and extended the mine life compared…
Abandoned Minto mine in Yukon put up for sale
The idled Minto mine in central Yukon, which began operations in 2007 and produced about 500 million lb. of copper since, is officially up for sale. PricewaterhouseCoopers, acting as the…
Industry council strives to cut emissions with new guidelines
Mining’s top industry group with BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) among its members has published a framework for companies…
FPX Nickel sees profitable US$2.2B-capex Baptiste nickel project in BC
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) says its Baptiste nickel project in central British Columbia would cost at least US$2.2 billion to build and still be a high-margin supplier of battery metals or…
Ivanhoe Electric Santa Cruz project details new source of ‘green’ copper in US
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE) has released the results of an initial assessment (IA) analyzing the potential for an underground copper mine at its Santa Cruz project located west of Casa…
Northern Dynasty updates Pebble PEA, adds southern access route
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) has published an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Pebble copper project, which includes an infrastructure plan for a “southern route” access…
New Pacific’s Carangas in Bolivia holds 200M oz silver, plus gold and base metals
New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-AM: NEWP) says its first resource estimate for the Carangas silver-gold project in Bolivia makes it notable worldwide. The report released on Tuesday divides Carangas…
Protests cast doubt on approval of First Quantum’s contract in Panama
Panamanian social and environmentalist organizations called for a national march on Tuesday afternoon towards the Parliament to demand legislators reject a deal between First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) and the…
BQE Water resumes water treatment at Minto mine in Yukon
BQE Water has been contracted by the Yukon Department of Energy, Mines and Resources to provide expertise and support with water management at the abandoned Minto copper-gold mine in central…
Anglo American receives ok for US$40M plan to extend El Soldado life
Chile’s environmental agency has approved Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) environmental impact statement (EIS) for its US$40-million operational continuity plan at its El Soldado copper mine, 125 km north of the…